Murshidabad in West Bengal has recently witnessed incidents of violence following the amendments to the Waqf law. In one such tragic episode in Jafrabad, a mob attack led to the killing of a father-son duo—70-year-old Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das. Reports also suggest that several residents were displaced due to the unrest. Amidst […]
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This viral video, from February 2024, shows cheating during a legal examination in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. It is unrelated to the UPSC’s civil service examinations. A video of students cheating during an examination is going viral on social media with a claim that it shows mass cheating during Union Public Service Commission exams in Uttar […]
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The video dates back to 2019 and shows CCTV footage of train collision in Hyderabad. A video of two trains facing each other on the same track has gone viral on social media, with the claim that a train travelling from Ajmer to Assam collided with another train on the same track resulting in 10 […]
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The girl in the viral image is Jyoti Thakur, a Himachal Pradesh-based video creator. A 24-year-old student from Gujarat, preparing for NEET, allegedly died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Kota last day. Kota city of Rajasthan is considered a coaching center for IIT entrance exams. Also, many students here commit suicide due to study stress. In […]
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This image is from Republic Day 2014. It has not related to the Republic Day 2025. India celebrated the 76th Republic Day with tableaux and a military parade on the Rajpath. The Republic Day parade featured cultural performances and honoured gallantry award winners. Against this backdrop, an image of a tableau depicting the life of King of […]
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As the Maha Kumbh Mela continues in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, millions have gathered to take a holy dip in the Ganges. Reports suggest that over 8.81 crore devotees have already attended the world’s largest religious gathering. While stunning photos and videos from the event have taken over social media, so has misinformation. Many old and […]
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This video is from the Pushpa 2 Trailer launch in Gandhi Maidan, Patna The Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) hosted a large-scale rally at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on 17 November, 2024, marking the culmination of their election campaign in Mumbai. The rally was a key event for the alliance as they geared up for […]
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The Reserve Bank of India has not issued a ₹ 7 coin honouring cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. These days a post is going viral on the social media claiming that RBI (Reserve Bank of India) issues a ₹7 coin in honour of former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Throughout his illustrious career, the number […]
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Viral video shows 2015 incident of an assault on traffic police in Delhi A video showing a group of men violently assaulting police personnel on the streets is going viral on social media where users are adding a communal angle. The video shows men wearing skull caps assaulting traffic police. Those who share the video […]
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The image of Priyanka Gandhi wearing a cross has been digitally altered. Voting is going on for Wayanad by-election on today13 November 2024. In Wayanad, the by-election marks Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s electoral debut. The Congress, having campaigned intensively in Wayanad, has expressed strong confidence in Vadra’s chances of winning. Amidst this, a […]
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Byline- This is an old image taken at Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai during the Brahmotsavam festival in 2012. The ‘Hindu Makkal Katchi’ (HMK-Hindu People’s Party, also pronounced as Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK), is a right-wing, Hindu nationalist party of Tamil Nadu) organised a protest march in Chennai on 3 November 2024, demanding protection to Brahmins […]
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This video shows Indian and Chinese troops dancing to bhangra music after participating in the 7th Sino-India joint military exercise in China. Three militants, including wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Usman Lashkari, were killed in two separate anti-militancy operations in Kashmir on 2 November 2024.Two policemen and two CRPF jawans were also injured in the operations. […]
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This viral video shows RSS rally from Kerala and it dates back to 2022. A video of members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) marching through the streets is going viral on social media with a claim that it is a recent rally from Haryana ahead of the state election. The caption states “RSS in […]
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The viral video shows DYFI’s Thaliparamba Youth Brigade collecting relief supplies for victims of flood-ravaged Wayanad. Not the RSS workers or their camp. At least 250 people have died and about more than 200 others were injured after a series of landslides hit Kerala’s Wayanad district amid heavy rain on 30 July. The landslides caused massive destruction to […]
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The viral video shows extreme flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Meizhou, China, in June 2024. It is unrelated to Wayanad in Kerala. At least 151 people have died and about 186 others were injured after a series of landslides hit Kerala’s Wayanad district amid heavy rain yesterday. The landslides caused massive destruction to houses and roads, […]
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This video shows the men’s 4x400m relay team qualifying for the World Championships final in August 2023. The Olympics 2024 started in Paris on July 26 and continue till August 11. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will showcase 3,800 hours of live sport and award 329 gold medals in 32 sports over 18 days of competition across […]
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While the city is witnessing heavy rains, the viral video is from May 2021, when Cyclone Tauktae hit Maharashtra. As terrifying monsoonal rains ravaged the northern expanses of our country especially in Mumbai, the rainfall has reached the high level in a short span of time. Now linking to this, a video of Gateway of […]
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The viral video shows the Yeti Airlines plane crash that occurred in January 2023. On 24 July 2024, a Bombardier CRJ200 operated by Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after take-off at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing 18 out of 19 people on board including a Yemeni national, and a child. After this incident, many […]
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The woman featured in the viral video is not Smriti Singh, the wife of martyred Captain Anshuman Singh. She is a social media influencer named Reshma Sebastian. Smriti Singh, the wife of late Captain Anshuman Singh who was awarded Kirti Chakra posthumously on July 5, for the ultimate sacrifice in saving the life of his fellow army […]
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Viral video shows 2011 tsunami in Japan, not Haridwar in India. Roads were submerged and vehicles were swept away as heavy rainfall caused Sukhi River to flood in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar last day. Several cars were washed in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar following heavy rainfall in the region. On this backdrop a video of showing massive flooding with […]
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Armed forces personnel can stay at Taj group of hotels in India at a discounted rate, but not free. Recently a post surfaced on social media claiming that Indian Army officers are now permitted to stay free of charge at all Taj Hotels across India. (Taj Hotels is a chain of luxury hotels and a […]
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IUML activists wore green jerseys with Arangadi printed in English on the front. On the front right side of the jerseys, the IUML emblem and on the left side, we can see the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) flag. A video of a group of people wearing green t-shirts and shouting slogans in front of […]
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An old video of Police attacking an elderly man in Madhya Pradesh goes viral with false claims. A disturbing video of an old man being brutally attacked by Police is going viral on social media with the claim that the incident took place in Uttar Pradesh. The caption of the video states, “Uttar Pradesh is […]
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Railway confirmed that the wall in the video was not part of the main station building. It was situated between private and railway land and collapsed as a result of excavation work and waterlogging on the private land. A video claiming that a boundary wall of newly built Ayodhya Dham Junction Railway Station fell after […]
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TRAI would not impose charges on customers for holding multiple SIM In these days most smartphone users have more than two SIM cards. In India, the government permits persons to register up to nine SIM cards under the same identity. Meanwhile, a message claims that if a mobile phone contains two SIM cards, the TRAI […]
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Chennai Super Kings shared this image to celebrate reaching 6 million followers on Twitter in 2020. It is not recent and has no link to 2024 general election Many Videos and images are going viral in social media regarding the 2024 general election. Currently, an image of former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni […]
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The viral video shows an iftar party held on a road in Mangalore in Karnataka not in Kolkata. During the month of Ramzan, a video of a program held on the road is going viral on social media. Chairs are seen arranged for the program on one side of the road. The video is being […]
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2015 incident of an assault of traffic police has been shared linking to recent Delhi Namaz incident In Delhi, on 8 March policeman kicked the worshippers who were offering Namaz on the road. Sub-inspector Manoj Kumar Tomar shoved and kicked a few individuals who were praying on the road near a mosque. The incident had […]
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UNESCO Itself has clarified that the online propaganda, which has been circulating since 2008, is merely a rumour A post is going viral again on social media with a claim that the “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’ (UNESCO) has declared the Indian national anthem as the best national anthem in the world. The […]
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The viral video depicts an incident that occurred in Jagatpura village in the Sunam area of Sangrur district, Punjab, in February 2023. There is no communal angle to the incident. A disturbing video of a man being brutally attacked by a group of people is going viral with the claim that the victim is a […]
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The image is not recent; it was taken during the funeral of IAF Wing Commander Dushyant Vats, who passed away in an air craft crash in 2018. An image of Indian Army officer Major Kumud Dogra attending her husband’s funeral, Indian Air Force Wing Commander Dushyant Vats, while holding their daughter in her arms, has […]
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The viral image shows man injured during a protest in Kashmir in July 2016 During the ongoing farmers’ protest, protesters have accused police officials of using pellet guns at the Shambhu and Khanauri border crossings in Haryana and Punjab. While Haryana’s DGP Shatrujeet Kapur, has refuted the allegations, but the medical examinations on the injured […]
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Video shows an argument over the sale of a tractor at Barnala tractor market in Punjab. It has no link to farmers’ protest. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social […]
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This image is from Bangladesh and is unrelated to the ongoing farmers’ protest. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social media. In this scenario an image of a cooking utensil […]
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The viral video shows a clash outside a Gurdwara in Punjab and is from January 2024. It is not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests Protesting farmers on Friday declared to hold their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march till February 29 and decided to stay put along the Punjab-Haryana border until then. Pictures and videos from farmers’ […]
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The viral video of people attacking the police is old and not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests .It has been available on the internet since January 2021. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Protesting farmers on Friday declared to hold […]
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The viral video has been available on the internet since May 2023 and is not related to the inauguration of BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE. On 14 February 2024, the city of Abu Dhabi witnessed the auspicious pran-pratishtha ceremony of The BAPS Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi in the UAE. This is the first Hindu […]
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This video shows a clash between two groups in Patiala, Punjab, in April 2022. It has no link to the farmers’ protest Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social media. Against […]
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The viral video is from June 2022 and shows a turban tying camp organised ahead of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala’s last prayer meeting. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues are widely circulated through social […]
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Viral video of liquor being distributed among people is old and not related to the ongoing farmers’ protests .It has been available on the internet since April 2020 Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Pictures and videos from farmers’ protest venues […]
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An old incident of clashes between farmers and police in Punjab’s Sangrur has been shared linking to the ongoing farmers’ protest. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Amidst this, a video of a policemen getting stuck under a tractor’s wheels during a […]
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This is a project to control plastic through deposit refund scheme as part of the Ram Bhoomi Swachh Bhoomi campaign being implemented in Ayodhya. Following the consecration ceremony, the number of visitors to the Ayodhya Ram Temple has increased significantly. Many videos and images about the temple are still viral on social media. One such […]
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This video has no connection to the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi. It has been available on the internet since November 2022. Farmer unions started their protest march to Delhi to force the Union government to meet their demands on 13 February. Amidst this, a video of an old lady scolding the protestors who are […]
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The woman in the viral dance video is Mradula Mahajan, a content creator, not Ananya Das IAS, the ex-district collector of Sambalpur A video of a woman dancing to the song ‘Mere Ghar Ram Aaye Hain’ rapidly went viral on social media, with the claim that the woman in the video is Ananya Das, the […]
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The viral video shows an evening view of Akshardham temple in Delhi, not Ayodhya Ram temple. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Several visuals of Ram temple and people celebrating the consecration have been shared online. Meanwhile, a video of the temple lit […]
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The video shows the 2023 Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square in Kolkata, not the Ayodhya Ram Temple. It was built on the model of the Ram Temple. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place on 22 January with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Amidst this, a video of […]
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The video shows when Akshay Kumar reached the Neasden Temple in London on the occasion of Diwali in November 2023. The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya took place today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing the rituals. Many Bollywood stars participated in this ceremony and meanwhile, a video of actor Akshay Kumar is going […]
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This video of PM Modi singing Ram bhajan is from the Veerabhadra temple at Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh, which he visited before travelling to Kerala. It is not related to the Sree Ramaswami Temple at Thriprayar, Kerala. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kerala recently to attend the wedding of Malayalam film star and former Rajya […]
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Two different videos of drone shows have been combined together to falsely claim that the viral video depicts a drone show preparation for the Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration ceremony. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 22 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to make […]
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This is an old video is from Kerala where two boats collided during a boat race in December 2023. It has no link to Lakshadweep Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the island, Lakshadweep has gained prominence. After a few Maldives MPs made disparaging remarks about PM Modi, the BoycottMaldives began trending on social […]
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The video is related to a Kalash Yatra organised in Greater Noida before Pandit Dhirendra Shastri’s Bhagwat Katha in July 2023. The Ram Temple in Ayodhya is set to be inaugurated on 22 January, 2024. The construction activities at the temple are in full swing to make it ready before the inauguration. There are reports that […]
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The viral video, which has been available on the Internet since 2021, does not show the landing of the first flight to Agatti Airport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to Lakshadweep recently. He then shared pictures and a note about the same on Twitter and called for tourism promotion. Then several social media users […]
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The video of soldier catching a snake is not from the Poonch terror encounter site, but of a training related to Indonesian Army Special forces group named Kopassus At least four soldiers lost their lives and three others were wounded in a terrorist ambush on two military vehicles in J&K’s Poonch district on 21 December 2023.Amidst this, […]
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This is an old video from flood-hit Kanyakumari. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Michaung. Cyclone Michaung weakened and converted into a low-pressure area in Jharkhand, a weather official said today. The cyclonic storm had ravaged Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the last few days. Though weakened into a depression still many fake […]
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The viral video shows an old incident from Kerala not from a Vizag beach in Andhra Pradesh. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Michaung After heavy damage in Tamil Nadu Cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’ has weakened into a ‘deep depression’ over central coastal Andhra Pradesh, as per the India Meteorological Department. Normal life was […]
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The initiative aims to set up guidelines and standards for fact-checking organizations in India to ensure their credibility and transparency. In a world where misinformation and fake news have become a global problem, policymakers, social media platforms, and ordinary citizens are all caught in the battle of truth versus falsehood, fact versus fiction. Misinformation Combat […]
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Old video of snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir shared as recent A video of snowfall is going viral on social media, with users claiming it to be from the recent snowfall in Daksum Kokernag region of Jammu & Kashmir in September 2023. Let’s check the truth. Facebook Post |Archive link Fact Check- Our investigation began […]
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The viral video shows the interiors of the Ramayana Cultural Center established by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sanskritik Kendra at Koradi in Nagpur. A video showing the interior of a building, decorated in a traditional and ornate manner has gone viral on social media. The video shows a large hall with golden decorations and detailed paintings […]
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A video has gone viral since yesterday, showing former Indian cricketer and Lok Sabha MP, Gautam Gambhir, making an obscene gesture at spectators. The spectators were trolling him, which made Gambhir irate. This created controversy and prompted the Delhi MP to explain his actions. Gambhir stated that the spectators were raising anti-India slogans, and unable […]
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The video shows a special train arranged for pilgrims from Hyderabad to Karnataka’s Wadi to visit Halkatta Shareef. A video showing the front of a train decorated with a design of green colored Mosque dome and golden coloured birds has gone viral on social media with the claim that it is decoration on a train […]
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The viral video shows a man falling into the Arasinagundi waterfall in Karnataka. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the past few weeks led to flood-like situations in various parts of India and caused several waterfalls to overflow with raging torrents. In the wake of this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on […]
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Amidst the nation’s outrage over a disturbing video from Manipur, a misleading tweet from the news agency Asian News International (ANI) introduced a communal angle to the incident. ANI falsely tweeted that a Muslim man named Abdul Khan was arrested in connection to the viral video of two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted […]
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A shocking video emerged on Wednesday, showing a large mob of men parading two naked women in Manipur. The horrifying footage has sent shockwaves across the nation, raising serious concerns about the escalating violence and human rights violations amid the ongoing ethnic conflict in the region. Calls for justice are pouring in from every segment […]
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The viral video of a speeding train on waterlogged track is from the year 2017 at Nalasopara railway station in Mumbai. It has no link to the recent heavy rain. As terrifying monsoonal rains ravaged the northern expanses of our country especially in Mumbai, The rainfall has reached the high level in a short span of […]
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The video shows shooting stones at Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district in 2019. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the past week triggered landslides and flash floods which disrupted the life of Himachal Pradesh. In the wake of this several unverified images, videos, and claims have surfaced on social media. One such 14-second-long video of huge […]
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Hyderabad Police issued a clarification stating that the viral message is fake. Time and again social media users have revived old claims and circulated then online. This time again, a message claiming to be purportedly written by the National Health of India and Hyderabad Police who warn people to not consume soft drinks such as […]
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The viral video shows an old incident from Kerala not from Puri in Odisha. It has no connection to the recent Cyclone Biparjoy. Though Cyclone Biparjoy weakened into a depression still many fake videos and pictures are being shared on social media. Now a video showing a shoal of fish reached on Puri beach in Odisha […]
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The viral video shows an old incident happened in Atlantic Ocean According to the IMD, Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall in Gujarat’s Saurashtra and Kutch regions and the adjoining Pakistani coasts on June 15. Other parts of India are receiving significant rains as a result of the cyclonic activity. Amidst this we have […]
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A post circulating on Facebook shared images of two women who were arrested by Assam Police for drug trafficking. The post claimed that these women belonged to the Kuki tribe of Manipur. It was accompanied by a caption in Meitei, amidst the tensions brewing between the Meitei and Kuki communities. Facebook Archived Link However, when […]
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An Indian submarine exploded and sank in 2013. It is being misrepresented as having occurred shortly after the Odisha train tragedy. A post claiming an Indian submarine exploded and sank recently owing to sub-standard equipment and technology has gone viral on social media. Many users have shared the post blaming Modi government that the Indian […]
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The video dates back to 2019 and shows a train collision in Hyderabad, not recent train accident in Odisha. A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed 275 people and more than 1,000 injured many of them seriously. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the Railway board has recommended a […]
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The incident happened in Karnataka’s Udupi in October 2018. A devastating crash involving three trains in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has killed 275 people and more than 1,000 injured many of them seriously. The cause of the crash, which is being described as India’s worst this century, is not yet clear.Soon after the shocking train […]
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The person in the image is Ranjit Singh, who was pinned down during the farmers’ protest in 2021 for attacking police personnel. Amid the inauguration of the new parliament building on Sunday wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar were detained by security personnel as they tried to march the venue. Vinesh Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat, and Sakshi […]
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The viral image of the road is from a park in Patuakhali town in Bangladesh. Jammu and Kashmir is hoisting the third tourism working group meeting of G20 countries in capital Srinagar from today amid tight security. This is the first such international event in the region after Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status […]
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The video shows Jai Kisan March organized by the Youth Congress of Palakkad, Kerala in solidarity with the nationwide strike of farmers in 2021. It has no link with the recent wrestlers’ protest. India’s ace wrestlers continue to protest in the capital against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over the sexual harassment […]
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Left: Muskan Khan, the 2nd year graduation student who braved anti-hijab protestors last year and Right: Tabassum Shaikh the Karnataka 2nd PUC Topper in Arts Stream. Image Courtesy: Google. Karnataka Pre-University Course (PUC) Exam results were declared recently. 18-year-old Tabassum Sheikh topped the Arts stream of the PUC exams. Following this achievement by a Hijab-clad […]
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An image of a group of students has been going viral with a claim that the Uttaranchal University in Uttarakhand has instituted a mandatory dress code for students at the convocation ceremony, requiring them to wear a saffron-coloured scarf instead of black gowns and caps. Fact Crescendo received the claim on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check […]
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On Sunday night, a man poured an inflammable fluid on his co-passengers and set them on fire while traveling on the Alappuzha-Kannur Express near Kozhikode, Kerala. The incident occurred while the train was passing over the Korapuzha Railway Bridge. The passengers were able to stop the train and escape, but unfortunately, three people, including a […]
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A CCTV video capturing an explosion at a fuel station making the rounds on social media with captions that insinuate an electric car had blown off while being charged in India. The chilling viral clip is being used to raise doubts over the safety of electric cars. Fact Crescendo received the viral image on our WhatsApp […]
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None of the women in the photographs were part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. A series of two images depicting four women sitting in a jeep over the course of several years has gone viral on social media. The images are claim that the four women are freedom fighters from the Bangladesh Liberation War of […]
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The video dates back to September 2022 and shows a drone performance prior to the 36th National Games in Ahamedabad Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently paid an official visit to India from March 8 to 11, meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to boost bilateral relations. After arriving in Ahamedabad on his first […]
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Students threw their dupatta as a welcome gesture to Geetha Illangovan [author of Dupatta Podunga Thozhi (Wear the dupatta friend)], who was invited to address them for an event at their school. A video of students lining up in the corridors and flinging their dupattas (scarves) is going viral on social media platforms. According to those who […]
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Over the last few days, rampant disinformation about fatal attacks on Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Tamil Nadu is going viral online. Countering the false narrative, the Tamil Nadu government and police have taken strict action against fake news peddlers. In continuation to this misinformation trend, a video of a group wielding swords and machetes is […]
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The barrage of disinformation on how Hindi-speaking migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu are being targeted and lethally assaulted does not seem to cease. This onslaught of disinformation has made migrant labourers stay away from work in panic. As per a report by the Hindu, the MSME sector in Tamil Nadu has been deeply affected by […]
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Till 2014 there were three bridges over the Brahmaputra River, not one Bridges have a special place in transportation infrastructure due to its direct relationship with other places, they symbolize change and flexibility. Recently, we came across a tweet from a Twitter account. Till 2014, there was just ONE bridge across Brahmaputra The river cuts […]
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Recently, miscreants have circulated many false videos as acts of violence perpetrated on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Police has called these videos a part of the false propaganda spreading among the migrant workers in the state. Police have dismissed rumors of attack on North Indian migrant workers in Tamil Nadu […]
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A video of a group of men mercilessly beating a man with iron rods on a street is going viral on social media as attack on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu. However, when we investigated, we found the video is not from Tamil Nadu but from Punjab. Let us know the truth behind this […]
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Hindi news media have been reporting about Bihari migrant workers fleeing Tamil Nadu because of constant attacks on them by the locals. According to a report by Jagran, the migrant labourers have been facing attacks from the locals in Tamil Nadu and some have even died in these attacks. Subsequently some videos also went viral […]
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Multiple disturbing videos depicting violence have surfaced online amidst allegations of attacks on labourers from North India in Tamil Nadu. Among these, a video showing three attackers brutally assaulting and murdering a man on the road is being claimed as the murder of a Hindi-speaking man in Tamil Nadu. Fact Crescendo received the viral video […]
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Last week, a POCSO court in Gurugram issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against journalist Deepak Chaurasia when he failed to appear at the hearing. Against this backdrop, a video of Chaurasia walking while people yelled accusations that he had ruined the life of a minor girl has gone viral. This has sparked speculation on […]
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Shahrukh Khan starring Pathaan film released on 25 January with a thunderous response from the audience. Social media is abuzz with videos of fans dancing in the theatre celebrating the film star’s comeback after a four-year hiatus. Amidst all of it, a video of a huge crowd has been shared as a massive turnout of […]
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The 22nd-century BCE carvings are of a ruler named Tardunni and defeated soldier. There is no archaeological evidence to prove that these carvings depict Lord Rama and Hanuman. Several social media users are circulating an image of a rock carving claiming it to be “6,000 year old Bhagwan Rama and Hanuman carvings in Silemania, Iraq”. […]
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Writing on the currency notes will not make them invalid. RBI has not issued any such guidelines. These days a post is going viral on the social media claiming that as per RBI’s new guidelines, writings on currency notes will make the note invalid and it will not be considered a legal tender. Users are sharing […]
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Prime Minister Modi’s mother Hiraben Modi passed away on December 30 last year at the age of 100. Not only the entire nation but also World leaders mourned her death and extended condolences to a grieving PM Modi. Many social media users also offered their tributes to the late Hiraben Modi. We came across one […]
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The cut-out was installed underwater by Argentina fans in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep and not by Messi fans in Kerala. With Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup title on Sunday social media is flooded with images and videos of star Footballer Lionel Messi. The foot baller who led his team to their first World Cup triumph in 36 […]
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The viral video is edited. Originally, Arijit Singh sang a Bengali song ‘BojhenaSheyBojhena’ followed by ‘Gerua’ as a tribute to Shah Rukh Khan. A video showing Bollywood singer Arijit Singh singing the song ‘Gerua’ from the Hindi film ‘Dilwali’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol Devgan during the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on 15 […]
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The video is edited and Elon Musk has not announced to buy the META Company After Elon Musk took over the microblogging website Twitter, another video showing Elon Musk in an interview is widely circulating on social media. Musk can be heard saying ‘I predict that I will buy tomorrow the entire META Company. Facebook […]
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This video shows an accident that happened in Kollam, Kerala, back in August 2022. Five people have died across Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Mandous made landfall on 9 December crossing the coast with a wind speed of 75 km an hour, bringing rain to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Puducherry. It damaged Uppada beach road in […]
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The video does not show a recent scuffle between the Indian army soldiers and the PLA soldiers in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. A clash between Indian and Chinese troops took place in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on 9 December. Amidst this, a video showing a scuffle between soldiers is widely circulating on social media […]
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Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is making headlines again. This time for anti-Brahmin graffiti on the walls of the university. On Thursday several walls of a building at JNU were defaced with anti-Brahmin slogans, reported The Hindu. The images of these graffiti on the walls of JNU went viral on social media platforms. This in turn […]
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A video of a beautiful bamboo interior is going viral in the name of Itanagar’s Hollongi Airport in Arunachal Pradesh. It has been doing rounds on social media as the state-of-the-art visuals of newly-developed Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi, Itanagar. Fact Crescendo received the video on our WhatsApp Tipline (9049053770) with fact-check requests. We found […]
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India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets on Sunday in a match that put the audience on the edge of their seats. Virat Kohli emerged as the hero for India in the vicious contest between fierce competitors and arch-rivals that ended in a nail-biting finish, much to the joy of the Indian cricket fans. Following the […]
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The video does not show the recent helicopter crash in Kedarnath. The video shows a helicopter crash that took place in Russia in 2014. Seven people, including the pilot, were killed after a helicopter carrying Char Dham yatra pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath in the Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on 18 October 2022. Social media platforms […]
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Rumors and nosey neighbors have something in common between them. Both come when you don’t want them to and both cause a massive nuisance. Although we cannot help but abide by ‘Love Thy Neighbor’, we can at least put a ‘no entry’ sign to rumor mills. In recent years, the hoax message claiming China is […]
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With the arrival of 8 cheetahs from Namibia to India, social media is abuzz with wild cat videos. Furthering the ongoing trend, a video of a leopard attack on a cyclist is going viral. In the viral clip, a leopard jumps out of nowhere on a man riding a bicycle. Fortunately, the wild can returns […]
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The video is not of the Gir forest. It shows the pride of lions in Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa. Amidst the ongoing monsoon season in India, a video of a pride of lions crossing a stream is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the video is from Gujarat. Users […]
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The Defence Ministry spokesperson has called out the viral video as fake. A viral video on social media claims that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has decided to withdraw the Agnipath scheme and said that from now on, the army recruitment will take place through regular procedure. The video shows a news channel broadcast. The viral […]
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The Union Public Services Commission announced the results of Civil Services (Main) examination 2021 last Monday. Shruti Sharma topped the list of rank holders with 54.56 per cent marks. Followed by Ankita Agarwal and Gamini Singla who secured the second and third positions respectively. Meanwhile media organizations, web portals and social media posts claimed that […]
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The video has no relation with the Assam floods. It shows Kambaniru Bridge in Indonesia collapsing in 2021. Over 4 lakh people are affected by heavy floods in Assam, triggered by pre-monsoon rains as the authorities warn the situation could worsen. Amidst this, a video showing a bridge collapsing is widely circulating on social media […]
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The video dates back to 2017 showing a thunderstorm in Canada and has no relation with Cyclone Asani. Cyclone Asani weakened to a cyclonic storm in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa without causing much property damage in the state. However, a video showing lightening striking a huge tree is widely circulating on social media showing the […]
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Muskan Khan’s father confirmed to Fact Crescendo that his daughter is absolutely healthy and alive. A video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy in March this year. Ever since the incident Muskan has been targeted with misinformation at several occasions. This […]
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ASI Dhannaram sent us the images of his injuries and confirmed to us that he had suffered injuries on his head and hand during the communal clashes at Jalori Gate in Jodhpur. A video of a police officer tying a blood-stained handkerchief on his forehead is widely circulating on social media with a claim that […]
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Murshidabad Police confirmed to us that the incident is not related to any love jihad incident. Both the accused and the victim belong to the Hindu community. A video showing a man stabbing a woman lying on the ground is widely circulating on social media with a narrative of Love Jihad on social media. Users […]
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The original image does not show Nehru’s framed photo in the background. An image showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sitting for a meeting is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the room where PM Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were sitting had an image of Jawaharlal Nehru […]
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The viral video dates back to 2020 during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown. The video shows police retaliating when attacked by a mob while enforcing lockdown restrictions in Bareilly. A video showing police assaulting people is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police is beating up Muslim men who […]
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The video dates back to April 2020 during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown. The video is also not from Mumbai but from Howrah in West Bengal. Recently Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray had issued an ‘ultimatum’ of May 3 to Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government to ensure that all loudspeakers installed in Mosques are […]
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Udaipur police confirmed that the video shows a violent riot that broke out inside the Chirwa tunnel in Udaipur. A video showing a few people assaulting each other and bullet shots heard is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the video is from Jaipur’s Transport Nagar tunnel. Users claim that the video […]
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The Nandi idol was discovered after an excavation of the Sellandiamman Temple in Tamil Nadu in 2021. An image of the Hindu deity Nandi found buried near a religious structure is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the statue of Hindu deity was discovered after digging under a mosque. The caption of […]
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The video shows an incident in Tamil Nadu where students of two different colleges pelting stones at each other. Violence broke out in different parts of India during the Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, social media users shared several images and videos of this violence on social media. Amidst this, a video of a few […]
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The viral video has no relation to the ongoing loudspeaker controversy. The incident dates back to 2019 when the crowd chanted slogans of “Chowkidar Chor hai” as a counter-response to chants of “Modi Modi”. The statement by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray about removing loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 has caused quite […]
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Kacha Badam singer Bhuban Badyakar’s son refuted the viral claim. The man in the video is railway guard KK Murmu who works in trains operating along the states of UP and Bihar. A video showing a railway guard passing instructions on a walkie-talkie is circulating on social media with a claim that the video shows […]
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The image shows three sisters who cleared Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) examination in 2017. They did not clear the UPSC examination. An image of three sisters with their mother is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the three girls are sisters belonging to the Dalit community who have cleared their IAS examination […]
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The video has no relation with the recent communal violence in Delhi. Video shows a Qazi making inflammatory statements against a particular community, who was later booked by Dehradun Police. In Delhi’s Jahangirpuri two communities clashed with each other during celebration of Hanuman Jayanti. Following this incident, MCD ran bulldozer on alleged illegal encroachments in […]
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The image dates back to 2012 showing an incident of communal violence in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. It has no relation with the recent communal clashes in Delhi. An image showing a group of people carrying swords in their hands is widely circulating on social media in the backdrop of the recent communal clashes in Delhi’s […]
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The video has no relation with the recent violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The video shows the family of a COVID-19 deceased being escorted to a quarantine centre in Moradabad. A video showing police arresting a group of women is widely circulating on social media with the claim that these are […]
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TATA group did not transfer Swati Kovind to the ground department due to security reasons. She was deputed from the cabin crew to the ground department in 2017. An image showing two airhostess standing beside an Air India flight is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the image shows President Kovind’s daughter […]
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Amidst the recent Ram Navami celebrations in several states in India, a video showing a massive crowd gathered under an overbridge is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows massive Ram Navami celebrations held in Mumbai. The caption of the post reads, “Video from Mumbai Maharashtra on the occasion of Ram […]
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Mainpuri Police confirmed to us that the woman caught for illegal possession of a pistol did not belong to the Muslim community nor is she a teacher. A video showing a female police officer frisking another woman and confiscating a pistol from her jeans pocket is widely circulating on social media claiming that the video […]
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Uttar Pradesh Police confirmed to us that no such incident took place at Govardhan Parikrama Marg area recently. The image in circulation is from 2018. After the recent Uttar Pradesh Elections in 2022, bulldozer has become a regular sight in the state earning CM Yogi Adityanath the moniker of “bulldozer baba”. In the backdrop of […]
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Rajasthan Police clarified that the viral video is not from Karauli, Rajasthan. The video is old and the incident happened in Nizamabad, Telangana. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone pelting at a motorcycle rally passing through a Muslim-dominated area on Nav Samvatsar, the first day of the New […]
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The viral video is not from the Kashmir Files, but from another film named ‘Mudda 370 J&K’ released in 2019, also based on Kashmir. An 11-minute long video is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows the scenes from the film The Kashmir Files. Vivek Agnihotri’s film The Kashmir Files has […]
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The video does not belong to Karauli, Rajasthan and not related to the recent communal violence there. The video is of an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh during a Hindu New Year procession. Curfew was imposed in Karauli city of Rajasthan after communal tension broke out following stone-pelting at a motorcycle rally passing […]
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This video is from Switzerland showing a clash between football fans in 2018. The video has no relation with West Bengal. A video showing a group of hooligans attacking cars on the road is doing rounds on social media. Users claim that this video is from West Bengal where the Rohingya Muslim community is not […]
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The image is digitally edited. The text has been added to the image; originally, the gate of Kejriwal’s house was only defaced with red paint. The Delhi Police arrested eight people for the vandalism of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence. After this incident, an image showing red paint smeared on the gate of Delhi […]
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The video is scripted and does not have any communal angle related to it. A video showing being inappropriately touched by a tailor during her measurements is widely circulating on social media with the claim a Hindu woman was molested by a Muslim tailor. A police officer later caught him when he tried to molest […]
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Delhi Police has clarified that there was an incident of massive fire at a wedding tent and not a blast at any CNG petrol pump in Rohini, Delhi. A video showing a huge fire is circulating on social media with the claim that a huge fire broke out at a CNG petrol pump in Rohini, […]
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The incident took place in 2020 in Barhet, Jharkhand. The police officer was later suspended. A video showing a police officer assaulting a woman is widely circulating on social media with the claim that Uttar Pradesh police assault women. Users have also tagged CM Yogi Adityanath to take strict action against these police officers. The […]
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The indecent has no relation with Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place in Pune, Maharashtra in 2019. A woeful video of a JCB running over a cow is widely circulating on social media as an incident that took place in Uttar Pradesh. Users are requesting CM Yogi Adityanath to take immediate action on the culprits. […]
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The video shows an accident from Orissa when a bus caught fire after coming in contact an overhead power transmission wire in 2020. The video has no relation with the political violence in Bengal. On 22 March, six women and two children, were burnt to death in the violence that erupted at Baktui village in […]
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The incident took place in Surat where two groups of people belonging to the Muslim community clashed with each other over some personal issues. The incident has no relation with the film the Kashmir Files. A video showing two men attacking a shopkeeper is widely circulating on social media with a claim that the incident […]
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The man in the video is Supreme Court advocate Bhanu Pratap Singh and he is not the owner of Himalaya. He gave this speech at an anti CAA protest in Delhi. A video of man giving a speech against Reliance, Jio, RSS and Baba Ramdev is being widely shared on social media with the claim […]
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The viral video is the trailer of “The Tashkent Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri released in 2019. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The film is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus […]
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Chandauli SP dismissed the claims as fake news and clarified that the video is indeed from Chandauli and some officers, on allegations of theft, assaulted the minors. Chandauli SP later suspended both the police officers. A disturbing video showing two police officers beating a boy mercilessly is widely circulating on social media with the claim […]
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The video is available on the internet since 2019. The shooting of the film the Kashmir Files started in 2020 after the Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The […]
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The video is old. It shows a procession led by AHP founder Praveen Togadia in 2018 demanding for the construction of a temple in Ayodhya before the Supreme Court’s verdict in 2019. After BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh, a video is circulating on social media claiming a massive procession organized in Ayodhya demanding for a […]
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The claim made along with the video is misleading. The woman in the viral video lashed out at the director of the film Shikara in 2020. A video is circulating on social media in the backdrop of a recently released film named “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri. The video allegedly shows a Hindu […]
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Representative Kennedy confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this citation was strictly given to the movie director for the premiere of his movie. The state of Rhode Island did not recognize Kashmiri Hindu Pandit Genocide after watching the movie Kashmir Files. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri has been creating ripples in the […]
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The video has no relation with the Kashmir Files. The video shows Yogi Adityanath getting emotional during an event honouring the martyrs in 2017. Vivek Agnihotri’s film, “The Kashmir Files” is gaining massive limelight in the country. It has become one of the most trending topic of discussion on social media as well as mainstream. […]
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The video is being shared without a context. The video shows LK Advani getting emotional after watching Shikara in 2020. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The film is based on the exodus […]
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The video is not PM Modi’s recent rally. It shows PM Modi’s roadshow in Varanasi while filing his nominations papers for Lok Sabha in 2019 In the backdrop of the Uttar Pradesh Election results being declared today, (10 March) a video showing PM Modi’s massive rally with thousands of supporters chanting Modi’s name is circulating […]
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The viral video is scripted. The video was made to raise awareness about harassment faced by young girls due to dowry. A video showing a couple in wedding attire where the groom demands dowry has because he has a government job and his father is a teacher is widely circulating on social media. The groom […]
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The image does not show Pakistani students using Indian flags to escape from Ukraine instead it shows Indian students entering Hungary from Ukraine. Many students are stranded in Ukraine after the start of the war. Indian government has launched Operation Ganga for evacuation of Indian students stuck in Ukraine. In this backdrop, an image is […]
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The person seen in the viral video is not former I&B minister Prakash Javadekar but current minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy. A video showing a man offering roses as a welcome gift to Indian students returning from Ukraine with the Indian flag in their hand is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that […]
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Hardoi Police refuted the viral claims on social media and clarified that they have not arrested Vaishali Yadav and she is not in India. An Indian medical student in Ukraine named Vaishali Yadav recently made a video appealing to the Indian government to assist students stranded like her in Ukraine. Several media reports claimed that […]
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The viral image is edited. Zee News’ exit poll did not claim that Samajwadi party is going to win the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. A screengrab of an exit poll attributed to Zee News is widely circulating on social media claiming that according to Zee news’ exit poll Samajwadi Party is going to win […]
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BSP has called out the viral press release as Fake. In the backdrop of the ongoing assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, an image of a press release of the Bahujan Samaj Party’s central camp office is widely circulating on social media. The press release states that the winning prospects of the BSP candidate of Pratappur […]
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In the original video, Rahul Gandhi thanks the crowd for taking the trouble to come from far off places. This part has been cropped out from the viral video. A video showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attending a rally and thanking people for bearing difficulties due to heavy rainfall is widely circulating on social media. […]
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Surajkund Police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this incident does not related to mass cow slaughter. It shows improper disposal of dead bodies of several animals in the forest. A case has been registered against the ones spreading misinformation. A video showing carcasses of dead animals lying in a forest is widely circulating on social […]
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A blur version of the original video is falsely shared claiming that PM Modi is waving at an empty field in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi was addressing a rally in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh on February 20, 2022. After this rally, a video started circulating widely on social media, which shows PM Modi after […]
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The original video has been edited and is being shared misleadingly. In the original video Kejriwal is appealing to voters to vote for AAP and not SAD. After voting in Punjab started on 20th February, an edited video of Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is widely circulating on social media. In […]
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The video is not from Karnataka but from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. As the Hijab controversy in Karnataka does not seem to fade away, social media continues to witness more misleading and false content related to the issue. In this backdrop, a video showing police hitting Muslim women wearing burqa protesting against the hijab ban in […]
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Upon hearing the video carefully it is clear that the crowd actually raised “Congress Murdabad” slogans at Amit Shah’s rally and not “Zindabad”. As UP elections are in progress, a video of Home Minister Amit Shah speaking at an election rally with the crowd shouting slogans is widely circulating on social media.Users claim that when Amit Shah […]
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The image is not from Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh. It shows scenery from Greece captured in 2019. An image of a beautiful landscape of the rising moon with a lit up expressway is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this image is of Agra-Lucknow expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Further, SP supporters hail […]
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The video has no relation with the recent hijab controversy. The video is from Bengaluru showing students protesting against the National Education Policy in 2021. A video showing Muslim women sitting on the road and protesting is widely circulating on social media amid the raging hijab controversy in parts of Karnataka. The video shows police […]
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The video has no relation with the hijab controversy. The video is from Mumbai showing Maratha Morcha demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Maratha community in 2017. A video showing a huge crowd rallying with saffron flags on a bridge is widely circulating on social media as the hijab controversy rages on in […]
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Muskan Khan has confirmed to Fact Crescendo that she has not received any such reward from the Turkish government. Recently a video of a burqa-clad student named Muskan Khan shouting slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ went viral on the internet amidst the hijab controversy. According to Muskan she shouted slogans of ‘Allah-hu-Akbar’ in response to the chanting […]
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Eastern University from Sri Lanka confirmed to Fact Crescendo that this video is of a college prank that took place in their campus in 2019. Amid the ongoing protests across the country as the Karnataka hijab row intensifies, a video is being widely circulated on social media that shows a group of boys throwing buckets […]
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Samajwadi Party leader Rajesh Yadav’s PRO has provided Fact Crescendo the original video. The video getting viral is edited and a complaint against it has been registered with the police. As voting began in Uttar Pradesh, a video is being widely circulated on social media claiming a Samajwadi Party leader is making provocative statements against […]
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The woman seen without burqa in viral images is not Muskan Khan, the girl who confronted anti-hijab protestors in a college in Mandya. Fact Crescendo spoke to JD (S) Najma Nazeer whose images are being shared widely as Muskan Khan. Over the last few days, Karnataka has witnessed several protests across the state over the […]
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This is not Lata Mangeshkars’s last video. This is a 5 year old live video posted by her on Facebook. On Sunday, 6 February, India lost one of its most cherished singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. Her death sent shockwaves globally and tears poured in from all parts of the world for their beloved nightingale […]
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Ritu Raj Choudhary has himself clarified that the viral message is Fake. He clearly mentioned that he was not offered any job from Google nor did he hack Google. A viral post on social media claimed that a second year student of IIT Manipur named Ritu Raj Choudhary native from Begusarai has hacked Google for […]
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The viral graphic cards are made after digitally altering India TV opinion poll survey results. With the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, two graphic images are circulating on social media that showing an opinion poll prediction for the upcoming winners and losers for Uttar Pradesh Elections. The first image shows SP winning all the 403 […]
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The old man in the video clarified that he is the uncle of the BJP councilor and they created the video as a joke. A video showing a man threatening an old man forcing him to support and vote for BJP is widely circulating on social media claiming that this video shows a BJP leader […]
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The video is from 2017 when Bengal’s BJP President Dilip Ghosh was attacked during his visit to Darjeeling. As the dates of polling in UP are coming closer, political misinformation has mushroomed on social media platforms. In the past few days, we have seen many a posts targeting the ruling BJP by sharing purported videos/images […]
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The viral image is digitally altered. The original image shows Akhilesh Yadav holding a placard that mentions jobs and employment. Leading up to the assembly elections in UP, social media has witnessed many viral content showing opposition leaders promoting the incumbent BJP government. Fact Crescendo has earlier debunked such images and videos and found them […]
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Delhi police and Swati Maliwal, Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Womenconfirmed to us that the victim has not committed suicide and is recovering from the trauma. On 26th January a woman was allegedly abducted, gang-raped and paraded by her attackers (who were present when she was gang raped) on the streets of east Delhi’s Kasturba Nagar […]
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CGI artist Aleksey Patrev confirmed to us that the viral video is digitally created. American astronaut Michael Collins of Apollo 11 died of cancer at the age of 90 in April 2021. A 59-second video from space is widely circulating on social media claiming to claim an Indian satellite that can be seen colliding with […]
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Samajwadi Party shared an image from Mumbai captured in 2011 as evidence for the progress of the youth during their government in Uttar Pradesh. Amid the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, social media is brimming with misinformation related targeting one party or the another. The war between the parties is expected to intensify as […]
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The three images in the first collage claimed to be before 2017 during SP rule were from Adityanath’s rule. Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) leader and national spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted a poster on his official Twitter account showing a collage of images of a dilapidated school building along with images of a modern school building. […]
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The image shows a derailed passenger train near Sahadai Buzurg railway station in Bihar in 2019. An image showing a derailed train surrounded by people is widely circulating on social media. The claim made along with the image is that recently Bihar-Guwahati express derailed in the North of Bengal. Recently, seven persons were killed after […]
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Media outlet Knews has clarified that the viral screenshot is digitally edited and they have not published any such news. With the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh a screengrab of a breaking news is widely circulating on social media. The image claims that UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath has threatened to leave the BJP […]
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Neurologist Dr. Sushil Razdan has clarified in an interview that the viral video is shared falsely in his name. He also insists people to maintain COVID-19 appropriate behaviour. Dry ginger powder will not prevent or cure COVID-19. As Covid-19 cases in India rise rapidly and threat of a third wave of COVID-19 continue to loom over […]
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A viral video showing a man clad in saffron listening to Bhajan is being shared in the name of UP CM Yogi Adityanath. However, the IPRD fact-checking handle on Uttar Pradesh has refuted the viral claim. A video showing a man dressed in saffron sitting in the front seat of the car and listening to […]
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The viral claim is False. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not made any such statement. The numbers that are claimed is far too huge in number. Social media users have claimed that Mark Zuckerberg said that the word ‘#Alhamdulillah’ is written 5 billion (500 crore) times each day on Facebook. Poster containing the same have […]
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The viral claim is False. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg has not made any such statement. The numbers that are claimed is far too huge in number. A poster claiming Mark Zuckerberg’s said that the phrase ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is written 200 crore times each day on Facebook is widely circulating on social media. The poster […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing a girl pushing an old rickshaw puller on the road and misbehaving with him is widely circulating on social media. We can see that the rickshaw puller complains of pulling his rickshaw for 4 kilometres and refuses to go […]
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Akhilesh Yadav did not wear shoes while praying to an idol of Lord Parshuram. The black accessory that is visible on Akhilesh Yadav’s feet in the picture are his socks. Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav unveiled the statue of Lord Parshuram in Gosaiganj area of Lucknow on 2 January. Social media users shared several images […]
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The viral image is three years old showing Sachin Tendulkar offering his help to his childhood cricket coach and mentor Ramakant Achrekar at his funeral in 2019. Senior social activist Sindhutai Sapkal passed away at the age of 74 due to a heart attack on Tuesday (January 4). Her body was cremated on Wednesday (January 5) […]
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Punjab’s Health Ministry confirmed to Fact Crescendo that 125 passengers who landed from Italy to Amritsar came in a chartered flight and not in an Air India flight. Air India has also refuted the viral claim. Amidst the rising Covid-19 cases in India and the upcoming third wave in the country, we saw a breaking […]
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The Election Commission confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral post is False. They have not announced the official dates of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections in 2022. Political campaigning is intensifying in Uttar Pradesh as the upcoming assembly elections approach nearer. The present chief minister’s tenure will end next year on 14 March 2022. […]
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The images are old and has no relation with the claim and is being shared with a false communal narrative that Muslim men are running restaurants lacing their food with impotency pills to control the growth of the Hindu population. A collage of few images is widely circulating on social media showing few men being […]
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Vellore’s DIG confirmed to us that the video shows the recovered jewellery by the police after the robbery. The video has no relation with Mr. J. Shekar Reddy. A video showing several gold jewellery, gold biscuits and other precious metals including cash displayed on a table is widely circulating on social media. In the video, […]
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Image of a 2018 incidence where some party workers burnt BJP flag is being shared in connection with the upcoming UP elections. An image showing a group of men burning the BJP flag is circulating on social media to claim people protesting against BJP in UP before the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Election scheduled some time […]
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Image of a PM Modi’s rally is being shared as a recent rally for the upcoming elections in UP amidst Omicron scare. The image dates back to 2019 during the Lok Sabha election campaign. An image showing PM Modi taking part in a huge road rally surrounded by a huge crowd is widely circulating on […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing a schoolgirl being reprimanded by her school teacher for bunking her school and meeting a boy at a hotel room is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video is a real incident where a girl was […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing few villagers questioning an unknown man with suitcase in his hand. After few seconds, we can see the villagers opening the suitcase where they find a minor girl inside. Social media users claim that the video shows a man […]
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Gopalganj Police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the viral claim is False. The incident has no communal or love jihad narrative associated. Both the accused and the victim belong to the Muslim community. A CCTV of a boy assaulting a girl with a knife in broad day light is widely circulating on social media with […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing a stranger talking to a schoolgirl and then later attempting to kidnap the girl is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows how a child is kidnapped while waiting outside her school. The video goes […]
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Hasanganj police confirmed to Fact Crescendo that the accused involved in this brawl do not hail from any political party. There is no MLA in Mukhtarganj with the name Salim Haider. A video showing people slapping a police officer on the road is widely circulating on social media. Social media users claim that one of the […]
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A picturesque video of a steam-engine train decorated with colorful lights is making rounds on social media with a claim that it is of Tejas Express that runs between Mumbai and Goa. It has been claimed that Tejas Express was specially decorated on the occasion of Christmas. Readers of Fact Crescendo forwarded this video to […]
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